Java Chat Help
Chat Session Information
Text Entry Fields
- Nick - Nickname other users know you as.
- Email - (optional) Identifying information, such
as your email address.
- Room - Name of the room you want to enter.
Session Options
- Play Sounds - Hear sound requests that other users make.
- Sound on Join - Play a sound when a user joins the room.
- Use Colors - Use colors to differentiate types of messages.
- Show Joins - Receive notification when a user joins or
leaves the room.
Client Buttons
Chat
Displays the chat dialog currently in progress.
- The list on the left (if any) shows the rooms on the server. If the server
has a large number of rooms you will need to enter
/list to update
this list. The room you are currently in is displayed as bold. You can
switch rooms by double-clicking on one.
- The center area shows the messages you have sent and received. The
current topic for this room, if any, is shown in the title bar.
- The right list displays people currently in this chat room. Your nick
is displayed as bold. If you select one or more names from the list then
your messages (and sounds) will only go to those people. There are two special
characters that preceed some names:
- @ indicates an operator that issue commands to control the room.
- + indicates a user with "voice", only users with voice can speak in a
moderated room.
- At the bottom is the input line. You can send a message by typing it on
this line. A few basic commands you can enter are:
/nick newname | Change your nickname
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/join #newroom | Create a new room
or join an existing room
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/action message | Sends an action
(red) message
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/whois nick | Shows you
information about this nickname
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/topic new topic | Changes the
topic (if allowed)
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/list | Updates the room list
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/quit | Leave the chat and disconnect from
the server
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/sound sound message | Sends a
sound and a message
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The sound will only be heard by others using the java client. Some common sounds
are: bell, laugh, gong, moo, crash, flush, knock and whistle.
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Rooms
Displays all the rooms that are currently available. The current topic
for the room (if any), and the number of users in the room, are also
shown. To join one of these rooms (and leave the one you are in), just
double-click on it. If the room list is not displayed it is because
there are a large number of rooms on the server. To display the list
enter
/list. You can also filter the room list using
/list filter. For example:
/list *teen*
will show only rooms with teen in the name.
Session
Displays your current session settings. Allows you to change most of
your settings even after your session has begun. Note that you cannot
change your email information once you have signed on.
Float
Removes the Java applet from the html page, and places it in a seperate
window. This is useful if you want to use your browser to view other
pages while you chat. When the Java Client is "floating", the button
toggles its meaning and contains the word "Embed". If it is pressed
while in this state, it causes the Java applet to be placed back into
the page from which it came, or closed if you are not displaying that
page.
Help
Displays this help page.
